Fan Zhuo is the big boss of the Sichuan Gang, and Feng Zhen is the treasurer of the Ba League, and they are both extremely powerful people in Bashu. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Although it is said that in the Bashu area now, Duzun Fort is the strongest, but the Sichuan Gang and the Ba League should not be underestimated.

After Fan Zhuo and Feng Zhen both put forward the same opinion, even if Xie Hui was extremely reluctant, he had to pinch his nose and nod in agreement. After some discussion, everyone finally decided to send their juniors to follow Feng Zhen to Yichang to visit Li Qin. Xie Hui sent his son Xie Wenlong, and Fan Zhuo sent his daughter Fan Caiqi, all to show that he attached importance to Li Qin.

After all, Li Qin is already the strongest prince in the world.

Of course, unlike Fan Caiqi, a little girl who just wants to see the world without worry, Xie Wenlong got an ear from his father Xie Hui: "When you go to Yichang, you have to carry a string in your heart." Talk less and listen more, and see what the Sichuan Gang and the Ba Meng are doing again. If something major happens, you must resolutely oppose them. Bashu is a promotion that I gave to Datang, and I don't want him to be given to others by those two guys. ”

"No matter how much benefit Wu Jun brings to Bashu, it's the same?" Xie Wenlong looked at his father suspiciously.

"What good can Wu Jun give us? I've heard all of their policies, don't you think they're hanging meat on us? Apostasy Li Yuanhua, this guy is going to destroy the legal system of our Han Dynasty! Xie Hui suddenly became excited, and he loudly refuted his son's words.

So, after repeated instructions, Feng Zhen led the two juniors and took more than a dozen river boats loaded with goods down the river and headed east. Feng Zhen originally thought that after he submitted the documents to Li Qin, Li Qin would temporarily stop his westward expansion and wait for him in Yichang.

But what he didn't expect was that Li Qin didn't care about this at all. Li Qin himself stayed in Yichang, but the army under his command did not stop advancing. When Feng Zhen arrived in Ba County, Li Qin's soldiers and horses had already occupied Badong, and his troops had reached Fuling.

"Why is Li Qin's speed of marching into the army so fast! What happened to Fuling City? As soon as he heard the news in Ba County, Feng Zhen couldn't help but be shocked, and he hurriedly asked his deputy Jiao Luo Feng to inquire about the situation.

"Fuling City only has 3,000 defenders, and it is not an opponent of the Wu army at all. It's just that the Wu army did not attack the city, but only fired artillery outside the city, and ordered Fuling to surrender! The sound of the cannon was truly terrifying! ”

Kakuro replied with a frown.

"Wu's firearms are sharp, once the team forms a formation, as long as there are dozens or one hundred people, they can kill the innate master, and the military formation of hundreds of people can make the grandmaster go around. Their bullets are small, and one can kill a master. ”

"Look...... Is it possible for us to make peace with Wu Jun? Jiao Luofeng's words made Feng Zhen gasp, he knew that Jiao Luofeng would not deceive people, so he naturally believed it a little in his heart. At this moment, he was a little unsure of his future.

"You can try...... As long as we lower our attitude, Li Yuanhua is not negotiable. In fact, I heard that Li Yuanhua did not cause too many killings in the capture of Padang, and the entire Padang County, except for some policies that have been changed, everything is still created, and the people living in the local area can obtain even more materials than before. "Kakurofeng told the truth.

"If, I mean, what if we take Bashu to Li Qin?" Feng Zhen asked Jiao Luo Feng in a low voice.

This is something he has been pondering in his heart, unlike Xie Hui, who has always wanted to take refuge in Li Tang, Feng Zhen values Li Qin more. After all, his Ba League was more connected than others in Padang, Ba County and Nan County, and he knew that Li Qin was powerful.

"In fact, we are pursuing the independence of Bashu, isn't it just to prevent the beacon fire from outside? In the end, it's for the betterment of one's own life. Bashu's neutrality is for this, and Bashu's choice is also for this. As long as the lives of the people can be better, I have no opinion on who to turn to. Kakuro Feng honestly said what he thought.

"In that case, let's find early preparations!" When Feng Zhen heard this, he nodded slightly, but he stopped talking.

Bong Jin boarded the boat and continued eastward. When he was under Fuling City, he really heard the roar of the artillery, and saw the instantaneous beauty of the explosion of the fireballs. This is the beauty that will bring death to others. Feng Zhen looked at the effect of the artillery, estimating that it was unlikely that he would survive such an attack with his own strength, and his heart became more and more in awe of the strength of the Wu army.

"Can we win a fight with such an army? Bashu can't stand on his own, and he has to take refuge in others after all. Since you want to take refuge, why don't you find the most suitable strong person instead of throwing yourself into Li Tang's arms? Li Tang's strength is not strong. ”

Feng Zhen sighed, and his heart became more and more bitter for Xie Hui: "You old man, did that woman give you her body, you just heard a word from there, and you gave your inheritance with a blank eye, aren't you worried that Li Qin is the final winner of the smile?"

Dumb, you're so dumb. Emperor Wu has such strength, the world in the future must be his, and we must have a relationship with him as soon as possible. ”

Feng Zhen's intention became clearer and clearer, he did not stop at Fuling, but took a boat through Fuling City and drove straight to Yichang. He received the news that Li Qin had established a palace in Yichang and that the governor of Bashu was in war.

The city of Yichang is located on the edge of the river, which is a small county town with a population of only 50,000. Feng Zhen has been to Yichang before. At that time, his impression of Yichang was that it was a quiet and prosperous small city.

Yichang is livable, the city is small and the people are widowed, and the scenery is good. Yichang is busy, and the Yangtze River waterway passes through it. Merchants of all sizes set up their own warehouses here, turning it into a transit point for goods in the middle of the Three Gorges.

It's all before.

Yichang is very different now. Bong Jin thought he would see a huge barracks, but he was wrong. What appeared in front of him was not so much a huge barracks as a huge construction site. Countless people are densely scattered on both sides of the road along the river, working hard. That hot energy made Feng Zhen himself quite infected.

Just thinking that this might be labor made him uneasy, and at the same time he was a little puzzled: "Why...... How did these people under Li Qin's rule rejoice in the labor? ”

With the confusion in his heart, Feng Zhen went to the dock according to the law under the guidance of his own disciples. The wharf in Yichang was originally run by the people of the Pakistan League, and it has not changed now. It's just that while they abide by the so-called rules of the Pakistan League, they also have to abide by the laws and regulations from Li Chin, and even these laws have more detailed and strict requirements for the Hong Kong area than those set by the Pakistan League itself.

After informing their identities, the disciples of the Ba League were naturally very happy about the arrival of the shopkeeper. After they met Feng Zhen, they also complained to Feng Zhen as if they had found the backbone: "There are too many rules in Wu Kingdom. It's stuck in every way. People say that Wu Guoxing is the law of Qin, but I think there is something to do. ”

"Can you take it, then?" Bong Zhen asked puzzled.

"It can be natural, although there are many provisions in Wu Law, it is not deliberately embarrassing. As long as you pay a little attention to yourself, you can still abide by the law, and the result of abiding by the law is that the work of the entire port area becomes orderly. Everything is in order, and everyone is able to receive more guests every day, which naturally increases the income. ”

The disciples under his command thought for a moment and replied to Feng Zhen like this.

"Since this rule can make your life better, then you have to abide by him - Emperor Wu, who can list such a law, is really a master, I really want to talk to him!" Feng Zhen said expectantly.

Bong Jin longs to see Li Qin quickly. But it was so easy to meet the emperor from where, and after informing the defenders of Yichang of their identity and purpose, they were led to an inn that had been chartered by Li Qin, where they stayed and waited for Li Qin's reception.

And so it was three days. At this time, news came from the west that the Wu army had oppressed Fuling City and surrendered. The Wu army continued to advance westward, and Xie Wenlong and Fan Caiqi were indignant about it, but Feng Zhen remained unconcerned.

He had expected that Fuling City would not be able to hold it—in fact, he had received news about Fuling before the news came from the market: "Fuling City was surrendered under the deterrence of Li Qin's artillery fire. From beginning to end, Li Qin's artillery did not hit a single shell into Fuling City. The people of Fuling City may have been frightened, but surprisingly there were no casualties. ”

Sure enough, Li Yuanhua's mind is like this...... He wanted to take down Bashu, but he didn't want to take down a broken Bashu. The army he brought was more used for deterrence, and even for defense against Li Tang in the future. As long as the people of Bashu do not act stupidly, Bashu will never encounter the baptism of war. Feng Zhen thought so, and his heart was settled.

At this time, he also received a message from Cen Wenwen, a subordinate under Li Qin: "Your Majesty wants to meet you, you should come with me quickly!" ”

"Good!" Feng Zhen nodded, quickly sorted out his dress, and came to Li Qin's palace in Yichang with Cen Wenwen.

The palace in Yichang originally belonged to a big man surnamed Zhang in the city. Li Qin came to Yichang and needed a place to live, and when the Zhang family heard the news, they proposed to give their house to Li Qin. Li Qin, of course, refused to accept it, and the two sides shirked it, and finally Li Qin bought the mansion at a price ten percent higher than the market price and renovated it.

Of course, this renovation is not based on the magnificence and regulation of the house, but on the function of the house itself. In order to understand the dynamics from the front, Li Qin needed a room to place the sand table of Bashu and convene the generals' staff to discuss it - this required a large room.

Originally, the palace did not have such a big room, so it could only be renovated on the spot, but fortunately, Li Qin had cement and steel bars in his hands, and the whole modification was also thought out very quickly.

Under the leadership of Cen Wenwen, Feng Zhen entered this room. As soon as he entered the room, the first thing he saw was a huge sand table in the center of the room that carved the terrain of mountains and rivers. This is a huge product of six zhang long and five zhang wide, just one glance, Feng Zhen can see that the terrain on this sand table contains the land of Bashu Hanzhong.

"His Majesty Emperor Wu wants to take Hanzhong?" Under the guidance of Cen Wenwen, after meeting Li Qin, Feng Zhen said this as soon as he opened his mouth.

"The capture of Yizhou is for the safety of the east of Nanjun. The Yangtze River is dangerous, and I don't want others to grasp it. Li Qin, who was sitting on the main seat and wearing only a white dark dragon robe, said lightly: "Deshu Wanglong, Delong Wangshu; Bashu and Han are one, and I don't think you want your territory to be threatened by Li Tang all the time. The reason why Xie Hui has always wanted to take refuge in Li Tang is not because Hanzhong has long belonged to Li Tang. ”

"That's right!" Feng Zhen nodded, and immediately smiled bitterly: "It seems that Your Majesty has to take Bashu now?" ”

"Naturally? I heard that you Bashu and Li Tang signed an agreement. Li Tang's second son, Li Shimin's ability, I have also heard of it. I know that sooner or later he will be able to take Luoyang. In order to prevent you from fulfilling the agreement after he takes Luoyang, I have to take Bashu first. As long as I can, I don't want my weakness to be contained. Li Qin said with a sigh.

"Your Majesty, aren't you worried about our Bashu resistance?" Bong Zhen asked again. "If you want peace, you will not resist it. Besides, with your strength, is there a difference between resisting and surrendering?

I have taken Fuling, the next step is Ba County, once Ba County City is taken, my road will be repaired there, and then the army and material resources will continue to enter Shu, do you think your Bashu resistance can withstand several rounds of bombardment from my artillery? Li Qin's words were still faint, but the meaning made the wry smile on Feng Zhen's face deeper and deeper.

Is there a difference? It really doesn't make a difference...... At least no matter how his side resists, Bashu will eventually fall into Li Qin's hands.

In Fuling City, Feng Zhen had seen the power of Li Qin's artillery from afar, and he knew that such a powerful weapon was not something that tens of thousands of martial arts people in Bashu could resist. Perhaps for Li Qin, the difference between Bashu resistance and non-resistance lies in the fact that Bashu is no longer prosperous after resistance.

As for the rest, Li Qin really didn't care.

"If you don't want to join my side, the only hope is that Li Tang's side can send a large army south to rescue. But I heard that Li Tang had just been defeated in Xiliang, and his troops had suffered heavy losses.

Now he is only afraid that he is licking his wounds, and he has no heart to care about Bashu's side at all. Li Qin's words continued, and the information that came out of his mouth further shattered the trace of luck in Feng Zhen's heart. In that case...... What does His Majesty want me to do? Feng Zhen bowed his head respectfully.

"Well, do what?" Li Qin held his chin and thought carefully for a while, and whispered: "Actually, I want you to ...... like this" He carefully told Feng Zhen about his arrangements.